“Friendship is born at that moment when one man says to another: “What! You too? I thought that no one but myself . . .”” C. S. Lewis
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Quotation Monday #66: Exams
Of course, it is very important to be sober when you take an exam. Many worthwhile careers in the street-cleansing, fruit-picking and subway-guitar-playing industries have been founded on a lack of understanding of this simple fact. ― Terry Pratchett, Moving Pictures
Quotation Monday #65: Summer
Bed in Summer In winter I get up at night And dress by yellow candle-light. In summer, quite the other way, I have to go to bed by day. I have to go to bed and see The birds still hopping on the tree, Or hear the grown-up people’s feet Still going past me in… Continue reading Quotation Monday #65: Summer
Quotation Monday #64: Constitution
The strength of the Constitution lies entirely in the determination of each citizen to defend it. Only if every single citizen feels duty bound to do his share in this defense are the constitutional rights secure. ― Albert Einstein
Quotation Monday #63: Love
True and false fears let us refrain, Let us love nobly, and live, and add again Years and years unto years, till we attain To write threescore ; this is the second of our reign. ― John Donne, The Complete English Poems
Quotation Monday #62: Anniversaries
“An anniversary is the perfect time to celebrate all the missed opportunities to correct a mistake, and even take vows to renew it.” ― Bauvard, Evergreens Are Prudish
Quotation Monday #61: Alive
“If you’re reading this… Congratulations, you’re alive. If that’s not something to smile about, then I don’t know what is.” ― Chad Sugg, Monsters Under Your Head
Quotation Monday #60: Thoughts
“You talk when you cease to be at peace with your thoughts.” ― Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet
Quotation Monday #59: Not all those who wander are lost
“All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost. From the ashes a fire shall be woken, A light from the shadows shall spring; Renewed shall be blade that was broken, The crownless again… Continue reading Quotation Monday #59: Not all those who wander are lost